EP0104628A3 - Method and apparatus for the generation of characters - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the generation of characters Download PDF

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EP0104628A3
EP0104628A3 EP83109498A EP83109498A EP0104628A3 EP 0104628 A3 EP0104628 A3 EP 0104628A3 EP 83109498 A EP83109498 A EP 83109498A EP 83109498 A EP83109498 A EP 83109498A EP 0104628 A3 EP0104628 A3 EP 0104628A3
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EP0104628A2 (en
EP0104628B1 (en
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Georg Dipl.-Ing. Bohmer
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Siemens AG
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/485—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes
    • B41J2/505—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements
    • B41J2/5056—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by the process of building-up characters or image elements applicable to two or more kinds of printing or marking processes from an assembly of identical printing elements using dot arrays providing selective dot disposition modes, e.g. different dot densities for high speed and high-quality printing, array line selections for multi-pass printing, or dot shifts for character inclination
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/22—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material
    • B41J2/23—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by selective application of impact or pressure on a printing material or impression-transfer material using print wires
EP83109498A 1982-09-27 1983-09-23 Method and apparatus for the generation of characters Expired EP0104628B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE19823235676 DE3235676A1 (en) 1982-09-27 1982-09-27 METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PRESENTING CHARACTERS
DE3235676 1982-09-27

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EP0104628A2 EP0104628A2 (en) 1984-04-04
EP0104628A3 true EP0104628A3 (en) 1985-04-24
EP0104628B1 EP0104628B1 (en) 1987-12-16

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EP83109498A Expired EP0104628B1 (en) 1982-09-27 1983-09-23 Method and apparatus for the generation of characters

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US (1) US4521123A (en)
EP (1) EP0104628B1 (en)
JP (1) JPS5981176A (en)
DE (2) DE3235676A1 (en)

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US5247609A (en) * 1988-12-08 1993-09-21 Thermo Separation Products (California) Inc. Line density control for plotters
JP2619521B2 (en) * 1989-03-10 1997-06-11 富士通株式会社 Driving method of dot print head
US5330276A (en) * 1989-03-10 1994-07-19 Fujitsu Limited Divisional step dot printing device
DE4110776A1 (en) * 1991-03-28 1992-10-01 Mannesmann Ag METHOD FOR RECORDING INFORMATION
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EP0645252B1 (en) * 1993-08-30 2000-05-17 Seiko Epson Corporation Method and apparatus for controlling the movement of a printing head in a printer
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US3759359A (en) * 1971-02-19 1973-09-18 Walther Bueromasch Gmbh Wire matrix printer heads
DE2535699A1 (en) * 1975-08-09 1977-03-17 Olympia Werke Ag High speed mosaic printer of high legibility - involves initial production of coarse mosaic which is then refined to required quality
US4037705A (en) * 1975-10-20 1977-07-26 Extel Corporation Descender printing system for dot matrix printer
US4238806A (en) * 1978-04-14 1980-12-09 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Dot matrix printing device
EP0027734A1 (en) * 1979-10-17 1981-04-29 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. Dot matrix printing device
US4323892A (en) * 1979-02-12 1982-04-06 U.S. Philips Corporation Alpha-numeric character generator arrangement

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US3708050A (en) * 1970-10-26 1973-01-02 Ibm Printer control with monodirectional and bidirectional printing compatibility
US3759359A (en) * 1971-02-19 1973-09-18 Walther Bueromasch Gmbh Wire matrix printer heads
DE2535699A1 (en) * 1975-08-09 1977-03-17 Olympia Werke Ag High speed mosaic printer of high legibility - involves initial production of coarse mosaic which is then refined to required quality
US4037705A (en) * 1975-10-20 1977-07-26 Extel Corporation Descender printing system for dot matrix printer
US4238806A (en) * 1978-04-14 1980-12-09 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.P.A. Dot matrix printing device
US4323892A (en) * 1979-02-12 1982-04-06 U.S. Philips Corporation Alpha-numeric character generator arrangement
EP0027734A1 (en) * 1979-10-17 1981-04-29 Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A. Dot matrix printing device

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DE3235676A1 (en) 1984-03-29
EP0104628A2 (en) 1984-04-04
EP0104628B1 (en) 1987-12-16
US4521123A (en) 1985-06-04
DE3374925D1 (en) 1988-01-28
JPS5981176A (en) 1984-05-10

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